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Reconsidering Wagner’s law: evidence from the functions of the government

António AfonsoDepartment of Economics; UECE – Research Unit on Complexity and Economics, ISEG/UL – University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalView further author information
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José AlvesISEG/ULisbon – University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;UECE – Research Unit on Complexity and Economics, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 346-350 | Published online: 02 Jun 2016

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